Samsung Galaxy S II surpasses 3 million pre-orders

Samsung sold more than 10 million Galaxy S phones in 2010, and if early figures are any hint, Samsung’s Galaxy S II could turn out to be more popular than its predecessor. On Monday, Samsung announced that 3 million pre-orders for the phone — which will launch in 120 countries across 140 mobile operators — have already been placed. The Galaxy S II sports a dual-core Orion processor clocked at 1.2GHz, TouchWiz 4.0, Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) and an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p HD video. But the real star of its spec sheet is its 4.27-inch Super AMOLED Plus display that, during our hands-on with the phone, we found to be remarkably crisp and bright with deep, inky, blacks. We’ve spotted the Galaxy S II passing through the FCC with AT&T frequency bands, so our fingers are crossed for a U.S. announcement soon.

If this phone came to sprint i would buy it, but i am getting the Evo 3D.

http://profiles.google.com/coryglee Cory Lee

May 24 announcement to all US Carriers. Hopefully Sprint doesn’t go with that stupid keyboard and muck up the thinness of the phone.

http://twitter.com/coolpal Kiranpal Pendyala

where did you hear that?
Here’s hoping it comes out on at&t this month.

Tyler Brock

I’m sorry but that phone looks cheap as hell. Samsung would need to seriously step up their game in the build quality + upgrade department for me to ever shell out cash for one of these. Technical specs are amazing but sammy just can’t seem to make a quality product that doesn’t feel like junk. Also Touchwiz is gross (yes i know you can replace it)

http://www.vgchartz.com SuperChunk

The current Galaxy S looks similar yet its extremely durable and well built. Only issue I’ve ever had is the notorious GPS issues, which is hopefully fixed as long as they used a better company this time.

Joel

The current galaxy s feels cheap. The plastic used is terrible.

http://www.vgchartz.com SuperChunk

I’ve had zero issues with it and I have no case. No scratches or discoloration in the more than six months I’ve owned it. I’ve even dropped it twice without issue. ymmv.

http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com Tristan Thomas

You have touched the phone? Oh….

Anonymous

i’ll be getting one. byebye atrix

Anonymous

I got the Thunderbolt at launch, and if this came to Verizon I’d shell out the cash for it.

Anonymous

This is going to be the best smartphone on the market, period!

http://profiles.google.com/coolpal Kiranpal Pendyala

yeah, until it is not.
btw, when the heck are they going to release it here in USA? I am pretty boared with my iPhone 4 and was hoping to make this my first android phone.

http://www.theworldgrowsold.com Mundus Senescit

you were attacked by a wild pig?

Anonymous

Caption Contest!!!!!!

“I’ll name you ‘Wax On’ and you ‘Wax Off’ … off you go!!!”

http://www.vgchartz.com SuperChunk

“Look, you can’t even tell I dropped it…”

Anonymous

“I wonder what these English words say?”

Senor Chang

“Hey, wait… this isn’t an iPhone! I want my money back!”

http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com Tristan Thomas

But you can make calls with this one…

EJ

“Hmmm….maybe if I put these 2 phones together with a hinge I could sell the idea to Kyocera and be the inspiration behind the Echo 2! I am gonna retire early with that idea!”

http://www.facebook.com/people/Rusty-Harris/1057067818 Rusty Harris

I’m getting paid 2 dollars a day for this?

http://twitter.com/coolpal Kiranpal Pendyala

been waiting for 10 mins for the screen to light up… should I call these lemons?

Anonymous

Two down, 2,999,998 to go.

http://www.vgchartz.com SuperChunk

Might pick this up so long as they got a better GPS chip manufacturer than its predecessor.

Anonymous

Caption contest!!!

“Let’s see, I’ll name you ‘Wax On’ and you ‘Wax Off’! Now, off you go!”

http://profiles.google.com/trick202 Rich Fletcher

Beautiful device hobbled by it’s Os’s poor quality apps.

Come on Google/Android people – produce some really worthwhile apps that look as beautiful as this amazing device.

Anonymous

This is, by far, the dumbest post I’ve read in a while.

Good job, Rich.

http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

Omg yes. DROID is so free and open. We have widgets an custom live wall papers. Have fun with your fart apps and closed system losers.

Anonymous

Its Android not Droid. The vast majority of the world isn’t on Verizon Wireless.

Steve Hillshire

Hey Rich, show me a music player that is better than PowerAMP for Android. Go ahead. Let’s hear what you have that is a “higher quality app”. I’m sick of these pompous iPhone people who are living 2 years ago in the app “wars”. What you say was typical before, but just like iOS, when time was given for apps to mature, Android devs have been stepping up their game and producing some awesome apps. You obviously haven’t seen Android apps lately. But feel free to go ahead and show me a player for your phone platform that is better. Good luck.

http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com Tristan Thomas

Preorders for this device has already over masked the pre orders for the iPhone 4 by 2.4 million. iPhone 5 will make or break Apple

http://twitter.com/iMarky_Marc Marc Jarvis

ughhhh no…..1. the iPhone 4 was released on one carrier ( a lot of people weren’t will to go to at&t) at the time opposed to three carriers in Korea. plus i’m sure the iPhone 4 preorders would have been higher if it was on 3 US carriers before the whole antenna thing

http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com Tristan Thomas

FACT: Samsung has more pre orders then Apple.
FACT: It is not Samsung’s fault that Apple was on one carrier.
FACT: It IS Samsung’s fault that they found a better way to market and sell their device.

You can’t take away another’s success by stating a ton of reasons why another was unsuccessful. There isn’t much logic to that =/

“Plus im sure the iPhone 4 preorders would have been higher if it was on 3 US carriers…” = Opinion. I’m just stating facts here.

John

What a bunch of bs. Go read the real article this isn’t a pre sell to customers, its the global rollout to the carriers. By that logic every iPhone shipped to a store would be a pre order.

Get a clue

1T2dirtnap

There isn’t much fact in what you’re saying because the fact is you’re wrong! This isn’t some retail pre-order they’re talking about here. Plus the 600,000 pre-order you’re confusing this story with was retail pre-orders, not carrier shipped orders. On top of that 600,000 was a record number, not the final pre-order number.

Apple in 2010 shipped 45 million iPhone 4’s, with 15 million being shipped in Q4. Understand this wasn’t in 120 counties and on 140 carriers. No matter how you chop the numbers they shipped at the least, more then 10 million units before launch, and that’s being very, very, conservative. The iPhone 4 was released almost a YEAR ago. I always find it very interesting how Fanboys try to compare it when a new device appears. Try comparing everything like how it should be done, from start to end. You’ll find a much clearer picture, one which many Fanboys don’t like talk about.

iPhone 5 will not make or break Apple, my god where do you people come from?

Anonymous

FACT: America’s preorders have not yet been added to the tally. Expect that number to double.

Anonymous

Yeah Apple is going out of business next fall. Heck I want the SGS II but I don’t make retard statements.

http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com Tristan Thomas

Apple’s iPhone made up 50 percent of Apple’s revenue last quarter. 1/2 of what the company is is based on the iPhone. What I say is based on FACTS. I didn’t know facts could be so retarded….

http://infotainmentempire.blogspot.com Rob

A couple of things:

1. Why is this the second article I’ve read on BGR about the GSII calling the processor Orion instead of the changed name Exynos 4210? I guess Orion sounds better?

2. Even if it does come to the US on AT&T, why wouldn’t your fingers be crossed for a different carrier? AT&T doesn’t allow sideloading (I don’t believe there’s a single subsidized Android phone that you can sideload apps) which is one of the main reasons I wouldn’t go back to them.

serpentor

I think one of their execs was quoted as saying AT&T is changing their policy on sideload apps.

Not that that would change my mind about getting a phone with them.

Scott

The Infuse 4G can sideload. They’re slowly getting better. But if you’re concerned, buy a Nexus. No carrier BS!